Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-11-23
THE HOWARD MINE.
q Commivteo ot Citizens viSit tt and Submit Their
 Report.

Owing to the lsteress of the hour a
 which the secretary of the oi,lzens meet
 ing yesterday finished his report, Vi
 were unable to present 1t in our last is-
 sue. The following IS the report as far
 nlshed by Col H. A. Bigelow, secretary
 Of the meeting, and mining man of |
 quarter of centuy's experience in Ari
 zona:
 Pursuant to adjournment, the Pres
 colt business men met al Governor
 Zuli-k's office at 10 o'clock yesterday
 to hear the report of the committee
 appointed on Monday or mining matter.
 and to take further action.
 The meeting was very fully attended
 and a degree of harmony exhibited
 among those representing the diverse
 interests of the community, that va:
 gratifying to the observer.
 The proceedings of the meeting were
 as follows:
 Previous to the arrival of the chair
 man considerable discussion and com
 parison of views occurred among those present, the good effect of which was apparent in the prompt, and decisive
 action of the meeting.
 Chairman W. N. Kelly called the meeting to order.
 The proceedings of the meeting of Monday were read by the secretary. Co.. H. A. Bigelow.
 The report of the mining committee was called for. Those of the commit tee presen, were Governor Zulick, Levi Bsshford, John H. Msnon, T. w. Otis, D. ]. Sullivan, K H. Burmister, H. A. Biselow and W. C. Hazeltine, all of whom visited the Howard mine yester- day.
 It appeared that the members of the committee went out by different routes and at different hours, and the report was made by different indisiduais accord ing to theIr several views, experiences and observations.
 Other gentlemen were present who added their statements to the testimony Of the committee.
 Six ladies visited lhe mIne yestsrday- Mrs. HszeIiine, Mrs. R. H. Burmisier. Mrs. T. W. O,is, Miss Banta, Mrs. (. Vanderbilt and Mrs. q. Sullivan.
 4 condensation oi sli statements made by the committee and other. results ID obtaining these facts.
 Tie Howasd minirg ol.iT. the ex- ceptional richness of which has caused considerable excitement in Prescott dur ing the past len days, IS situated on the upper Hasssy5mpi creek. a5ou; nne miles nearly due south ot Prescott. l. IS approachabIc y wagon 'os71 with'ua few hundred ;ards. in two o:reo;iors. by the Prescott and Bradshaw. W son roao which crosses the vein 500 or I.ooo feet north Of the shaft from in which the mineral is found. and by the read ;o the old Chase mine that ends at that point about the same distance south of ihe I shaft. There is also ,tail to Harlan's 1 cabin. which runs between the two roads. |
 The vein is no new strike, on ;he con- trary, 1t is an old location, and it's ores have been known for years 10 be woIth | about S.5 per ton While doing the lt- tie work required by the United States mining laws for the present year the owners started to sink shaft on the | vein on the hillside between the creek and the Prescott and Bradshaw road At the depth of about seven feet blast was put in. which opened pocket of wonderfully rich ore, as IS evident from the fact iha, the ore loosened up by the blast the owners pounded out lot Of gold which was brought to town, melted, run into bar, and sold to the Bank of which contained SI,I49oI m gold and SaI.oS in silver.
 The work of the succeeding four days resulted from ihe same methods of in the production of another bar, which Mir. W. E. Hazeltine. cash fer of the Bank of Arizona, produced al the meeting, containing SI,oaS $ gold md SIS silver. The value of both bars is S..srs.5s.
 In addition to the bars, Mir. Harlan has sold quite quantity of the ore for ,abine, specimens and has lot on hand which ii is proposed shall be reduced 10 gold bars. s; bis leisure, and also hrec or four tons of orc on the dump u the shaft. estimated to be worth, per ,aps, Sroo per tons.
 Harlan's statement IS ;ha; the whole mount So far taken GU. will TO, exceed s., eco, all of which has been found in linking ;ie lass three fee. ia ;he bottom !. the shai:.
 Hon. Levi Bashford produced piece { ore ;ha, came ou, Q: ,ac bottom O: ae sha:'. wh,ch Frank Alters picked ud n the cu,np and Nj. Bashf0rd bough, f na;.in. ths, weighs three pounds and even ounces tand :s now on exhibition { Bones f..ii s:o.s,. which good judges s;ima:e contains sso to $50 n gold. The members r; :he ccrnui,lee who xam,nei the v,iH above arG telow the half, .;s.c that on tnc How claim. .e ledge Is 'Nposed Ia. distance oi eco feet CT ::ore. n .ii;,e hoies and ", whica show from srN to ten inches order LSanae character as ,hat at d in pheni. xah'.aoe, showing in ran ,nhy Mauon. Mrs hei, value Of sss o''hy Patron Mrs. am by i''h ore n